Photo Friday: Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle

The Alsace region in France has no shortage of castles. It seemed like everywhere we turned there was another castle overlooking the valley below. The Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle was probably my favorite of them all.

I liked this one the most because it was the biggest and on the tallest peak overlooking the valley. I don’t know much history on it other than they believe it was built sometime in the late 12th century. It has gone through various owners throughout the years and was seized during the 17th century. It was then looted and burned and sat vacant for hundreds of years until the early 1900s when it was reconstructed. If only I had a time machine to go back and see what it was like in it’s time!!!